7th Annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum

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The continuous dialogue process culminating in the Secretary General’s Forum is an opportunity to widen and deepen the EAC integration process and ensure enhanced stakeholder participation and inclusivity. It is also a platform for the citizenry to directly contribute to policymaking process by identifying issues that directly affect them and seeking both regional solutions. The forum provides a space to dialogue on opportunities and challenges provided by the EAC integration process as well as for stakeholders to share experiences.

Building on the above, the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with Private Sector, Civil Society, and other interest groups is convening the 7^th Annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum to create a space in which all the stakeholders in the integration process can take stock of the progress towards the one destiny of the EAC.   The dialogue process will not only identify common barriers to regional integration but also showcase the success stories in the last 22 years.

Objectives

The core objective of the 7^th Annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum is to provide an opportunity for the private sector, civil society and other interest groups to share experiences and good practices of the integration process experienced in the last 22 years, the challenges and setbacks caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and work out a coordinated strategy towards a common future of political integration and a borderless community.

Expected Outputs

The expected outputs of the 7^th SG’s Forum are as follows:

1. Good practices and lessons of the last 22 years of regional integration shared among the participants of the conference and the wider public through presentations, recorded stakeholder testimonies (documentaries) and exhibitions.  
2. Experiences of the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the development and integration process; lessons learnt and response, mitigation and recovery strategies among the Civil Society, Private Sector and other interest groups.
3. Clear and practical recommendations submitted to the Secretary General for consideration by the EAC Council of Ministers.

Participants

The 7^th SG’s Forum will bring together participants drawn from Governments of EAC Partner States, PSOs, CSOs, Professional bodies, Academia/Universities, Media and EAC Organs and Institutions, Development Partners and other interest groups.

Venue and Dates

The 7th Annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 29^th -30^th June 2022.